Photographic and Film Video Technology Technician

A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to the operation and maintenance of camera and lighting equipment and the production of finished still, video, and film products under the supervision of photographers, directors, and editors. Includes instruction in equipment setup and maintenance; lighting; power supplies; studio and film set tasks such as camera operator, grip, and best boy; plate and negative handling and development; laboratory procedures; and digital software applications.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 96 institutions across the United States, with a total of 3627 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

609

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

358

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

degrees awarded

Other Awards

2,571

awards given

Top Schools for Photographic and Film Video Technology Technician

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	Fresno City College Fresno, CA	183
2	Northland Pioneer College Holbrook, AZ	164
3	Southern Crescent Technical College Griffin, GA	144
4	Sierra College Rocklin, CA	123
5	Carteret Community College Morehead City, NC	121
6	City College of San Francisco San Francisco, CA	109
7	Gwinnett Technical College Lawrenceville, GA	108
8	Hinds Community College Raymond, MS	108
9	Riverside City College Riverside, CA	102
10	Mt San Antonio College Walnut, CA	98
11	Colorado Mesa University Grand Junction, CO	94
12	Catawba Valley Community College Hickory, NC	93
13	St. John's University-New York Queens, NY	81
14	University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College Blue Ash, OH	78
15	Salt Lake Community College Salt Lake City, UT	75
16	Santa Monica College Santa Monica, CA	63
17	Husson University Bangor, ME	63
18	Olympic College Bremerton, WA	61
19	Eastern Oklahoma County Technology Center Choctaw, OK	58
20	University of Wisconsin-Stout Menomonie, WI	57
21	Palomar College San Marcos, CA	57
22	Fullerton College Fullerton, CA	56
23	Glendale Community College Glendale, CA	56
24	South Plains College Levelland, TX	52
25	Orange Coast College Costa Mesa, CA	52
26	MediaTech Institute-Dallas Dallas, TX	51
27	High Plains Technology Center Woodward, OK	48
28	Antelope Valley Community College District Lancaster, CA	46
29	Austin Community College District Austin, TX	45
30	Francis Tuttle Technology Center Oklahoma City, OK	44
31	Bossier Parish Community College Bossier City, LA	40
32	Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga, CA	39
33	Randolph Community College Asheboro, NC	39
34	Los Angeles Valley College Valley Glen, CA	38
35	Hennepin Technical College Brooklyn Park, MN	36
36	Cosumnes River College Sacramento, CA	36
37	De Anza College Cupertino, CA	34
38	Great Plains Technology Center Lawton, OK	33
39	Community College of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA	31
40	Sacramento City College Sacramento, CA	30
41	Columbus State Community College Columbus, OH	30
42	Mt San Jacinto Community College District San Jacinto, CA	29
43	Cypress College Cypress, CA	28
44	Columbia State Community College Columbia, TN	27
45	Southwestern College Chula Vista, CA	27
46	Bakersfield College Bakersfield, CA	27
47	Atlanta Technical College Atlanta, GA	24
48	Pellissippi State Community College Knoxville, TN	24
49	Mercer County Community College West Windsor, NJ	24
50	East Los Angeles College Monterey Park, CA	23
51	El Camino Community College District Torrance, CA	22
52	Amarillo College Amarillo, TX	22
53	Pearl River Community College Poplarville, MS	21
54	Spokane Falls Community College Spokane, WA	21
55	College of the Ozarks Point Lookout, MO	21
56	Solano Community College Fairfield, CA	21
57	Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater Clearwater, FL	20
58	MediaTech Institute-Houston Houston, TX	18
59	McDowell Technical Community College Marion, NC	18
60	MiraCosta College Oceanside, CA	18
61	Allan Hancock College Santa Maria, CA	17
62	Eastern Arizona College Thatcher, AZ	17
63	Moorpark College Moorpark, CA	16
64	Las Positas College Livermore, CA	16
65	Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa, CA	16
66	College of the Desert Palm Desert, CA	16
67	Modesto Junior College Modesto, CA	16
68	Central Technology Center Drumright, OK	15
69	Tompkins Cortland Community College Dryden, NY	12
70	Santa Fe Community College Santa Fe, NM	12
71	Pasadena City College Pasadena, CA	12
72	Shoreline Community College Shoreline, WA	12
73	Los Angeles City College Los Angeles, CA	10
74	Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara, CA	9
75	New Mexico State University-Dona Ana Las Cruces, NM	9
76	Westmoreland County Community College Youngwood, PA	9
77	Northwest University Kirkland, WA	9
78	Laney College Oakland, CA	8
79	Cabrillo College Aptos, CA	8
80	Sinclair Community College Dayton, OH	8
81	Los Angeles Pierce College Woodland Hills, CA	7
82	San Diego City College San Diego, CA	6
83	Rockland Community College Suffern, NY	6
84	Wayne County Community College District Detroit, MI	6
85	College of DuPage Glen Ellyn, IL	6
86	Ohlone College Fremont, CA	4
87	Barstow Community College Barstow, CA	4
88	Merced College Merced, CA	4
89	College of the Canyons Santa Clarita, CA	4
90	Chabot College Hayward, CA	4
91	Yuba College Marysville, CA	3
92	Butte College Oroville, CA	3
93	Roxbury Community College Roxbury Crossing, MA	3
94	New Mexico State University-Alamogordo Alamogordo, NM	3
95	Onondaga Community College Syracuse, NY	3
96	Parkland College Champaign, IL	3